Meanwell fan swap
Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2016 8:29 am
I have been slowly working to upgrade my V2 and the first item on the list was a 24V power supply. As per many recommendations here, I bought the Meanwell. Someone mentioned how loud they are so I decided to have a look inside. The internal fan is a 60mm Sunon. I replaced it with a 60mm cheap fan from Amazon (gdstime? who the heck are they?). But it claimed a low dBA rating.
I finally managed to get all the pieces in place and ran the heating bed long enough for the fan to kick in. And...it is quiet. I have two 80mm Cooler Master fans in the base, and I had to strain to hear the new Meanwell fan above those fans.
Now to be fair - I never heard the previous fan running so can't compare, but I am very pleased with how quiet this is overall. One note - I did install the foam mounting pads that came with the fan, which I suspect help a bit.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N1 ... UTF8&psc=1
I finally managed to get all the pieces in place and ran the heating bed long enough for the fan to kick in. And...it is quiet. I have two 80mm Cooler Master fans in the base, and I had to strain to hear the new Meanwell fan above those fans.
Now to be fair - I never heard the previous fan running so can't compare, but I am very pleased with how quiet this is overall. One note - I did install the foam mounting pads that came with the fan, which I suspect help a bit.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N1 ... UTF8&psc=1